The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-27
TIE DAY AT WEST LIBERTY.
4 Fine Programme Arranged for Next
Monday There.

4 Fine Programme Arranged for Next
Monday There.
The old village OF West Liberty is abou.
to awaken into new Lie. Although it ia
her centennial year, ye! the spirit OF 20
as well 10 '62 and Us. seems to invigo.ste
tho old burg nov to that extent that the
old veterans to the last man are going to
have biz time on Monday, May 80,
Decoration Day. All Hrrargemants have
been perfected, and it is hoped the good
people OF tho country surrounding East
Liberty will turn ont enmsss and give the
veterans a good send OF i6r the first effort
10 decorate the soldiers graves in the yari.
Qua cemeteries, remember tho fsllen
heroes and give the veterans full day,
hear the good addresses and 10 home eat.
isaed.
The following are the dead soldiers that
lie in West Liberty Cemetery, many
noted ones Of revolutionary famu, Of 1872
and the late war, alBo one oil Nspoleon's
old soliiete.
General BaDj. Bi2gs Of revolutionary
fame, and Capt. Samuel Brady, noted
Indian FOout and soldier, also Edwsrd
Carney and John Curtis. Thosa OF 1872
sre james Darling, Levi Mills, William
WellG, Alex Mitchell, James Dixon, John
Holiday and Andy Holiday. The latter
WAS among the first to volunteer TO cross
tho lake to Canada and did good service.
surely credit to this State and comfy.
and all should be remembered on Deco.
ration day. The veterana OF the late war.
1862 10 'G5, ara Lieut.. J. NJ Curtis and
John CunninRham-las;ly Caspe. Fritz,
III Napoleon fitst'n army, who died
some tSo yeara Ego, will also be remem.
beIed by tho vo,eraas, as it should be. The
foregoing namea vii! live as long as a sol.
dier remains 10 drop flower on their
graves in remembrance OF their heroic
deeds and sacrifice they made for the per.
petulty OF this glorious Union. Much
might be said Of the individual valor Of
these go!diers, but this ia left for the
orator Of tho d6y, Rev. W. W. Bolton,
who WAC chaplain in the army. Tho fol.
lowing is about tho programme as decided
upon at q meeting Inst Saturday OF some
Of the veterans:
Commttee to decorate the graves in
Tent Meeting Nousn Cemetery-Daniet
Navel, D. a. GilIon, VIM. Hines and
Joseph McOosland.
Committee for White Oaka-A. F. Bates,
W. NJ, Dunlap, W. W. Foreman and W.
b. Maxwell.
Committee for Short Creek Cametery--
G. IL. Deitera, Henry Spenrs, W. b. Cur
It's, John Gardiner, Solomon Defibaugh
and Vim. Simmons.
Tho committees will decorate at 0 A. A.,
after which all the committees meet at
West Liberty ut II A. N, and proceed to
the cemetery and decorate the gravea OF
NIL soldiers therein, Tho committee TO
mark the gYaves In the cemetery are b.
b. and j. Ii. Biggs. 1t ia under conlem.
p!ation to have beam bake, and II this
fails there will bn dinner provided for
oil at 2r. N. Adiressca will be made by
Rev. j. ". ". Bolton as orator OF The day
and others, intcrspersod with music from
the West Liberty Cornet band. A good
tno 10 expected. Alter the exercises OF
tho day arc completed an effort will DO
made Rrnong oil the yeiersnB present 10
organic, q post Of the &. A. r. in town, to
havc WuGt Liberty represented ut the
grand reunion in August.